Interrogating Motherhood
It has been four decades since the publication of Adrienne Rich's <em>Of Woman Born</em> but her analysis of maternity and the archetypal Mother remains a powerful critique, as relevant today as it was at the time of writing. It was Rich who first defined the term "motherhood&q...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Athabasca University Press
2016
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| Series: | OPEL (Open Paths to Enriched Learning)
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| Summary: | It has been four decades since the publication of Adrienne Rich's <em>Of Woman Born</em> but her analysis of maternity and the archetypal Mother remains a powerful critique, as relevant today as it was at the time of writing. It was Rich who first defined the term "motherhood" as referent to a patriarchal institution that was male-defined, male controlled, and oppressive to women. To empower women, Rich proposed the use of the word "mothering": a word intended to be female-defined. It is between these two ideas-that of a patriarchal history and a feminist future-that the introductory text, <em>Interrogating Motherhood</em>, begins. Ross explores the topic of mothering from the perspective of Western society and encourages students and readers to identify and critique the historical, social, and political contexts in which mothers are understood. By examining popular culture, employment, public policy, poverty, "other" mothers, and mental health, Interrogating Motherhood describes the fluid and shifting nature of the practice of mothering and the complex realities that definecontemporary women's lives. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (173 p.) |
| ISBN: | aupress/9781771991438.01 9781771991438 9781771991452 9781771991445 |
| Access: | Open Access |